Train ride from Da Nang to Quy Nhon among world's 7 most luxurious journeys

By Hoang Phong October 2, 2022 | 11:50 pm PT

A bar lounge inside The Vietage train between Da Nang and Quy Nhon. Photo courtesy of The Vietage

U.S. travel site The Points Guy has named a train ride called The Vietage through central Vietnam between Da Nang and Quy Nhon among the world's seven most luxurious.

Launched by Anantara Hotels in 2020, the six-hour train ride runs daily between Anantara Hoi An Resort and the Anantara Quy Nhon Villas, carries no more than 12 passengers through popular tourist hotspots in Da Nang, Hoi An, Quang Ngai and Quy Nhon.

The train has six cabins, each with two seats close to the window, offering passengers onboard views of the green rice fields, mountains and coastline of central Vietnam.

Tickets for the 323-kilometer (200-mile) journey cost $350 per person one-way, including a complimentary three-course French meal with Vietnamese influences, free-flow wine and beer, plus a head and shoulder massage.

The list also included other train services like Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, Seven Stars Kyushu, Andean Explorer, The Great Southern, Royal Scotsman and British Pullman.